Added Elementary Authorization

Welcome

The Added Elementary is an innovative four-term program beginning in summer and ending the following spring. The program is designed for licensed specialty or secondary teachers who are looking to retool in order to fill multiple roles or change their positions.

Four-term cohort format
Network more effectively by participating with colleagues throughout the entire curriculum as a cohort.

Practical, mentored experience
Supervised field experiences are completed within the age and grade ranges specified in the desired authorization levels.

Expanded skills
Program completers will have earned an authorization in either early childhood or elementary - or both levels - in the regular classroom. All credits apply to the master’s degree, leaving just a couple of remaining elective courses.

General Information

The Added Elementary Endorsement program is designed for currently licensed specialty or secondary teachers who are looking to retool in order to fill multiple roles or to change their positions. This four-term program allows you to add an elementary endorsement to your current basic or continuing license and includes 32 credits that can be used toward a Master of Science degree in education. Candidates who currently hold and Initial or Standard license may be eligible to add and early childhood or elementary authorization level to their license.

Potential candidates for the Added Elementary Endorsement

• K-12 licensed specialists
• Licensed middle or high school teachers who wish to teach in an elementary school
• Licensed special education teachers who wish to teach in a K-8 self-contained classroom